Western Sydney Parklands
Western Sydney Parklands | |
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NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service | |
Visitors | 430,000–790,000 (in 2009–10)[1] |
Open | All year |
Website | westernsydneyparklands |
The Western Sydney Parklands is an
The parklands, being approximately 5,280-hectare (13,000-acre) in size and 27 kilometres (17 mi) in length, are one of the largest in the world, and they would feature picnic areas, sports grounds and walking tracks. The parklands attract 430,000 to 790,000 visitors annually.[1] In addition, the parkland provided lands for the 2000 Olympic Games.
History
The Parkland was an area of specialty for the
In November 2019, school students planted over 140,000 trees in the parkland to rejuvenate the critically endangered Cumberland Plain Woodland community that once predominated the Sydney region.[7]
Geography
The Parklands are formed by a series of connected green spaces, roughly following the western section of the
The park is around 27 kilometres (17 mi) long, starting from the suburb of
Ecology
Flora
The park has around 135 hectares of woodland areas, which are remnants of Cumberland Plain Woodland and features 180,000 plants. Most parts of the regional park are made up of 427 hectares of planted re-vegetation and cleared grassland areas. The Parkland's environment has remained very similar to how it was prior European contact. The park consists of 135 hectares of woodland, with the majority comprising 427 hectares of planted vegetation and cleared grassland areas. Until recently, the NSW Government has re-vegetated the area through the Greening Western Sydney Program. The Parkland's revegetation has been going since the early 1990s.[10]
The parkland has three types of soil present, with the primary ones being Luddenham soil, which comes from
Fauna
The Park contains threatened and
One group of birds that is present all year round are the
Recreational features
The parklands have 16 precincts and 50 park areas and has space for 3,000 people/visitors. From north to south, the following parks, reserves, geographical features and sporting facilities are incorporated into the Western Sydney Parklands. Most of the precincts below feature picnic and
- Northern Parklands
- Bungarribee – A 200-hectare park which features an open space and two sealed tracks, in addition to one of Sydney’s largest off-leash dog environments. A large playground with climbing tower also exists, in addition to a large wetland that contains wildflowers. Picnic shelters and barbeques are present. The area incorporates a commercial activity, the Sydney Zoo.[16]
- Nurragingy Reserve – To the northern ends of the park, features a Chinese garden, lake and a picnic spot.
- Blacktown Olympic Park
- The Rooty Hill
- Southern Parklands
- Prospect Nature Reserve
- Eastern Creek International Raceway
- Western Sydney Regional Park – A 583 hectare park that features scenic picnic spots, recreational facilities, walking tracks and children's playgrounds
- Lizard Log
- The Dairy
- Plough and Harrow
- Moonrise Lookout
- Sugarloaf Ridge
- TreeTops Adventure Park
- Calmsley Hill City Farm
- Sydney International Equestrian Centre
- Shale Hills
- Western Sydney International Dragway
- Sydney International Shooting Centre
- Kemps Creek Nature Reserve
In addition to above, the Parklands contains
See also
- Protected areas of New South Wales
- List of parks in Sydney
- Blue Mountains National Park
- Cumberland Plain Woodland
- Western Sydney Regional Park
References
- ^ a b WSPT Annual Visitor Monitoring 2009/2010
- ^ HASSELL (2010a) Stage One Report, Context and Analysis, Western Sydney Parklands Plan of Management.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ RTA (2008) The Western Sydney Regional Aboriginal Heritage Study. NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change
- ^ HASSELL (2010b) Draft Western Sydney Parklands Plan of Management 2010–2020.
- ^ Students plant over 140,000 trees to grow ‘green legacy’ in Sydney’s Biggest Backyard Claire Thompson from Western Sydney Parklands. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ DECCW (2009), Draft Recovery Plan for the Cumberland Plain. DECCW, Sydney.
- ^ NSW NPWS (2001) State of the Parks 2001, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Hurstville.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b DECC (2006) A Vertebrate Fauna Survey of Western Sydney Regional Park. Unpublished report. NPWS, Parramatta.
- ^ NSW NPWS (2002) Native Vegetation of the Cumberland Plain - Final Edition. NPWS, Sydney.
- ^ "Parklands Wildlife". Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "DEC | NSW threatened species - Species, populations and ecological communities". Archived from the original on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ Ecological (2008) Biodiversity Restoration Strategy Western Sydney Parklands. NSW Department of Planning.
- ^ "Sydney Zoo - Bungarribee Super Park, Western Sydney". Sydney Zoo. Retrieved 16 August 2018.